Locking and fastening device.



1. 0011.1: & s. GOLDNER. LOCKING AND FASTENING DEVICE.

v APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1910. 9645396,,

Patented July 12; 1910.

QUE-i sniar amen ISIDOBE COLLE AND SIMON GOLDNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKING AND FASTENING DEVICE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ISIDORE come and SIMON GOLDNER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lookingand Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention consists of a new and improved method of locking orfastening a box.

The device may be used for fastening the bottom, ends, sides or top of abox together.

The device is extremely simple in construction and cheaply made and ismore particularly adapted to be used on card board or paper boxes forpacking small articles of clothing such as handkerchiefs, neckties, etc.

By means of the invention the box body can be shipped in a flat positionand thereby space is saved in shipping a large number of empty boxes.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a view of a box showing the endswith the side broken away and our improved fastener thereon. Fig. 2 is adetail view of one part of the fastener showing the studs or pins bywhich the fastener can be secured to the part of the box to which it isto be applied. Fig. 3 is a view of the lock or catch into which thefastener fits. Fig. 4 is a section along the line :0 as of Fig. 1showing the fastener and lock detached. Fig. 5 is a similar sectionalview of a corner of the box or receptacle showing two parts fastenedtogether by means of our device. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a body blankof a box with our device attached thereto. Fig. 7 is a sectional view ofthe device when in use for fastening the top of a box onto the sides.

In the accompanying drawing a indicates the sides and ends of a box orreceptacle. The device may be preferably formed of a thin piece of stiffsheet metal for instance, brass. This sheet metal is indicated at Z) andis folded over as shown in Fig. 2 and cut out and the cut out portion asshown in Fig. 2 is folded over making a flat spring projection or springtongue 0. Another piece of metal of similar material is folded over foruse as a lock which is indicated in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 3, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

Serial No. 547,086.

the drawing by the letter cl. The lock cl has an opening 6 into whichthe tongue 0 fits. The tongue 0 being made of thin stiff metal has ofcourse a certain amount of spring and can be pressed inside the lock (Z.After it is inserted the tongue 0 springs out and catches against thecollar f formed in the block d and the parts are thus rigidly fastenedtogether.

The block (1 has a slit or opening 9 so that when it is desired tounfasten the box and fold it out fiat again, this result may beaccomplished by pressing a small pointed instrument or a thumb nail intothe opening 9 with suflicient force to press the tongue a sufficientlyto allow it to pass the collar 7 when the tongue 0 may be withdrawn andthe parts unfastened.

When it is desired to use the device for the cover of a box as shown inFig. 7 the opening on the block (Z is made on the outside of the block(Z. The tongue 0 and holding block b may both be provided with pins orstuds h shown in Figs. 2 and 8 which can pass through the side or top ofthe box or receptacle to which the block is attached and bent over as afastening. These locking studs It may be, if desired, cut out of thesame piece of metal from which the tongue and lock are formed or theymay be separate studs if desired.

If desired the block b may be made out of a piece of metal large enoughto cut out the tongue 0 as shown in Fig. 6 and leave a strip of metal 2'to strengthen the side of the block (Z or it may be cut through as shownin Fig. 2.

We do not wish to be confined to the precise form of construction shownin the drawing and specification, but we lay claim broadly to any andevery modification of the invention shown in our application.

We claim:

A locking device for ends, sides and lids of boxes comprising a catchmember, and a locking member, in combination, each of said membersconsisting of a piece of U shaped metal having clips for attaching themembers to the meeting ends of a receptacle, said catch member having atongue integral with and extending at right angles from the body of themember and having a looped part to form a spring catch, said lockingmember having a slot situated in the edge of said under side of theshoulder, said locking member having a thumb opening adjacent to thelooped catch.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto setour hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ISIDORE OOLLE. SIMON GOLDNER.

l/Vitnesses:

W'M. E. WARLAND, CHRISTIAN ALMSTAEDT.

